I'm kinda new to the deep cranking style of fishing and iv noticed iv been missing alot of fish right at the boat. I have been throwing a strike king 5XD that I took straight out of the box and went fishing. Now that I have gained confidence in this technique I'm looking to upgrade my hooks to get a little better hook ups.

So what's your favorite crankbait hook?

I use lots of aftermarket replacement trebles, I like Mustad, Owner, and Gamakatsu. It just depends on the bait mostly as to what I'll switch to. IMO I'd go with Mustad KVD Triple Grips in size #2 for your 5XD. Make sure you get the 1X strong 2X short hooks though as Mustad has a few different KVD trebles available.    

Thanks for the reply! I will deffinently give the mustads a shot!

I am a big fan of matzuo sickle trebles on moving baits. It seems once they get hooked it is harder for them to throw it. They are also very sharp, but not as sharp as a gama or owner so I do hit them with a hook sharpener when I tie the lure on. I bought some 4 or 5 years ago off captain hooks discount warehouse for something like $8 per 100. I bought 100 of #6, #4, and #2. I'm not sure you can even buy them anymore, but if you happen to see them somewhere give them a shot. 

 

I would also suggest #2 for a 5xd. 

I don't run a lot of deep cranks but on my sb's I put a red eagle claw 6 on the front and a black 4 on the back...

Thanks for the replies everyone I'm headed to the ouachita river right now to see how things work!

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/119876-kvd-10-hook-change/?p=1310660

 

 

ww2farmer sums it all up for you.

I use VMC, if they don't have the size I need to go to mustad kvd elite

Are you going up one size larger? I went up one hook size on some of my smaller lures. I did make a difference but we must be careful the added weight doesn't affect the lures action.

I use KVD Triple Grips ....I usually go one size up from whatever the crankbait comes with....It has made a big difference in my hook-ups... and the trebles are very sharp.... I change out all my crankbaits to the better treble hooks..

 

 

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